Stuart McCall reckons Rangers are getting the real deal in Jamie Murphy and says the striker's capture is sure to give the club a huge boost.

McCall was Murphy 's boss at Motherwell and saw the measure of the striker’s character the day he signed for Sheffield United but refused to down tools for for the Fir Park side - potentially putting his deal in jeopardy.

Five years later, McCall can't wait to see his former player back in Scotland with the club he loves.

The 28-year-old striker has signed a loan deal with Rangers until the end of the season - when his move will become permanent.

Jamie Murphy has joined Rangers on loan (Image: Twitter: Jamiemurphy89)

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And former Ibrox hero McCall insists it’s the right move at the right time for both.

The ex-Well boss, now at Bradford, said: “I was gutted when we had to sell Murph at Motherwell in the January but he was out of contract in the summer.

“After the deal was done, we had a game at Celtic Park on January 2.

“His agent and Sheffield United didn’t want him to play, it would have been so easy for him to say, ‘I don’t want to get injured.’ But he wanted to bow out properly of a club he’d been really loyal to – and he did. We made him captain for the day.